Our prediction for this Bundesliga 2 match:
Paderborn
Match Time & Date:
2 August 2025
12:00
Prediction: 1-1
Holstein Kiel
Paderborn will look to kickstart their 2. Bundesliga campaign in great manner when they host Holstein Kiel to Home Deluxe Arena on Saturday. Paderborn remained undefeated in preseason and, no doubt, they must be high on confidence ahead of Holstein Kiel’s visit. It has to be noted that the club chiefs have signed the likes of Nick Batzner, Bennit Broger, Marco Worner, and Stefano Marino in the summer transfer window.
The visitors, on the other hand, aim to build on back-to-back wins over Eintracht Braunschweig and Osnabruck in warm-up games, but beating Paderborn on the road is easier said than done. Taking everything into account, we believe that there is a big value in betting on draw. A man to keep an eye on in the visiting team will be Filip Bilbija, who scored nine goals in the German second tier last season.
Highlighted Team (Paderborn):
Welcoming their rivals at Benteler-Arena, Paderborn are a German club that will compete in the Bundesliga in the 2019/2020 season. The club played their first ever match in the German top flight on August 24, 2019, with the team sharing the spoils with Mainz (2-2) in front of home fans.
Benteler-Arena can hold up to 15,000 spectators and it was opened on July 20, 2008. Paderborn play their home matches in blue and black shirts and black shirts, but white is the dominant colour of their away kit. Until the 1980s TuS Scholls Neuhaus were considered the club’s main rivals are Arminia Bielefeld, with the two teams facing each other in Ostwestfalenderby.
This rivalry was established in the 2008/2009 season when Arminia Bielefeld dropped to the 2. Bundesliga. It has to be noted that Paderborn have yet to represent Germany in European competitions.
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